Porthecla peruensis

Porthecla peruensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species: P. peruensis
Binomial name
Porthecla peruensis
Faynel & Moser, 2011[1]

Porthecla peruensis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in northern Peru, on the east side of the Andes. It appears to be a montane species, since it has only been found at altitudes above 1,500 meters.

The length of the forewings is 15.9 mm for males.[2]

Etymology

The name is derived from the country type locality.

References

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  1. Porthecla at funet.fi
  2. Faynel, C. ; R.C. Busby ; A. Moser & R.K. Robbins, 2011: Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Porthecla (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259